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The back-breaking work is finally completed when he asks for help from classmates.

The episode has already sparked a furore for suggesting Philip’s father blamed him for pregnant Cecile’s death – a claim dismissed as a “monstrous lie”.

Gordonstoun sources have now entered the fray and criticised the episode, insisting the duke did not build any wall.

A senior school source said: “Prince Philip didn’t build a wall or a gate as depicted in The Crown.

“The school is aware of how it is being portrayed in the series and has remained quiet on all the issues raised within the programme.

Finn Elliot portrays a young Prince Philip in The Crown

The hit drama shows Prince Philip's character building a wall at his old boarding school

“But to say that a young Prince Philip built a wall at the school is simply untrue.”

Royal biographer Hugo Vickers – author of book The Crown: Truth & Fiction – said: “I think the writers used dramatic licence to show that Prince Philip threw himself into some kind of physical activity.

“I can see how they sat around the editorial table and thought, ‘Well, he’s got to do something to show his frustration. He can build a wall.’ But anyone travelling to Gordonstoun to see the Prince Philip wall is in for a disappointment.”

A Gordonstoun spokeswoman said: “As a matter of principle, the school would never comment about the experience of any individual alumni.

School sources say Prince Philip did not build a wall at Gordonstoun

The show was also criticised for showing Prince Philip helping erect a wrought-iron gate